Man arrested for trying to steal Magna Carta – The Guardian
‘A man has been arrested on suspicion of trying to steal a Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Hit-and-run crashes rise by 45% in four years – BBC News
‘The number of hit-and-run crashes in England and Wales has risen by 45% in four years, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 28th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Officer who Tasered Jordan Begley guilty of ‘potential misconduct’ – The Guardian
‘A police officer who Tasered a man shortly before his death should not have held the trigger for such a long time, the police watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Top UK health bodies demand new clean air act – The Guardian
‘The UK’s leading health professionals are calling on the government to implement the biggest shake-up of air quality legislation for 60 years in an effort to tackle the country’s growing air pollution crisis.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
A way to deal with delinquent lessors? – Nearly Legal
‘A not infrequent problem for leaseholders is a landlord who takes a lackadaisical approach to enforcing leasehold covenants, or worse yet allows or waives breaches of covenants by certain leaseholders.’
Nearly Legal, 24th October 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Property Guardians – licence not tenancy in office building – Nearly Legal
‘Camelot Guardian Management Ltd v Khoo (2018) EWHC 2296 (QB). This is quite a significant judgment on the issue of property guardians and the licence/tenancy distinction. This was Mr Khoo’s appeal of a first instance possession judgment that found his occupation was under a licence, not a tenancy.’
Nearly Legal, 23rd October 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Saved by silence: Letters of intent and Arcadis v Amec – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘Employers under construction contracts often find themselves under time pressure to get started with construction of their projects prior to concluding negotiations with their preferred contractor and before the building contract is entered into. In such a scenario, employers commonly choose to rely on a letter of intent. This should give the contractor comfort to proceed with certain elements of the construction works, while the parties continue to negotiate the full contract terms. Unfortunately not all “letters of intent” are clearly formulated in advance, and the parties may find themselves proceeding with the works on the basis of a series of exchanges and correspondence, as was the case in Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd v AMEC (BSC) Ltd.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 24th October 2018
The right of appeal against refusal of a residence card: the latest developments – UK Human Rights Blog
‘As discussed previously on the Blog, the rights of the family members of EEA nationals to reside in the UK is currently in a state of flux. One important issue concerns the appeal rights of an “extended family member” of an EEA national.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th October 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Christy [2018] EWCA Civ 2378 (25 October 2018)
Lyons v Fox Williams LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 2347 (25 October 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Bonner v Secretary of State for Justice [2018] EWHC 2819 (Admin) (25 October 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Kent v Paterson-Brown & Anor [2018] EWHC 2830 (Ch) (25 October 2018)
AIG Europe Ltd & Anor, Re [2018] EWHC 2818 (Ch) (25 October 2018)
Griffith v Gourgey & Ors [2018] EWHC 2807 (Ch) (25 October 2018)
Lehman Brothers Australia Ltd v Lomas & Ors [2018] EWHC 2783 (Ch) (24 October 2018)
Pollock v Oldfield & Anor [2018] EWHC 2743 (Ch) (24 October 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
SDI Retail Services Ltd v The Rangers Football Club Ltd [2018] EWHC 2772 (Comm) (24 October 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
RV v VT [2018] EWHC 2808 (Fam) (19 October 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Lord Hodge at East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China, Speech – Supreme Court
‘Financial Technology: Opportunities and Challenges to Law and Regulation, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China.’
Supreme Court, 26th October 2018
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
Court rejects claim ‘one succession rule’ unlawfully discriminated over divorce – Local Government Lawyer
‘Rules governing the right to take over a social housing tenancy when the former tenant dies do not discriminate unlawfully between widows and divorcees contrary to Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the High Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Welsh policy on FE provision for young people with learning difficulties “lawful” – Local Government Lawyer
‘Welsh ministers and the quango Careers Wales did not act unreasonably when they decided not to reassess the educational and training needs of a young man with a learning disability, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
CA refuses to widen solicitor’s retainer for negligence claim – Legal Futures
‘Solicitors do not have to carry out investigative tasks in areas they not been asked to deal with, however beneficial to the client it might have turned out to be, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In doing so, it rejected an appeal by a former client of City firm Fox Williams against a decision that cleared the solicitors of negligence.’
Legal Futures, 26th October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Publication of revised Code for Crown Prosecutors – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Revisions to the Code for Crown Prosecutors have been unveiled today by Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th October 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Gender Recognition Act ‘could criminalise innocent staff’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘HR staff trying to help trans people applying for a job may inadvertently commit a criminal offence under the Gender Recognition Act, employment lawyers have told the government, which is considering how trans people can achieve legal recognition more easily.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th October 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Self-harm and violent attacks in prisons hit record high as incidents rise by 20% in a year, figures show – The Independent
‘Incidents of self-harm in jails across England and Wales increased to 49,565 in the year to June 2018, with the number of self-harming individuals up by 10 per cent, despite a reduction in the overall prison population.’
The Independent, 25th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police ‘leaving families to fend for themselves’ amid fall in arrests – Daily Telegraph
‘Police have been accused of leaving families to “fend for themselves” after new figures showed the number of theft arrests has dropped by more than a quarter.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Labour peer Peter Hain defends decision to expose Philip Green as businessman accused of sexual harassment – The Independent
‘Peter Hain has defended his decision to use parliamentary privilege to name Sir Philip Green as the businessman at the centre of a row over allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse.’
The Independent, 26th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mariam Moustafa death: Defendants banned from contacting family – BBC News
‘Four teenage girls have been banned from using social media to contact the family of an Egyptian student who died three weeks after an attack on a bus.’
BBC News, 25th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
